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JOURNALS SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA 2002 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY HON. KEN KOWALSKI, SPEAKER VOLUME CX JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE __________ FROM FEBRUARY 26, 2002 TO DECEMBER 4, 2002 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE) IN THE FIFTY-FIRST YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR MOST SOVEREIGN LADY HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA __________ SITTINGS FEBRUARY 26, 2002 TO MAY 14, 2002 NOVEMBER 19, 2002 TO DECEMBER 4, 2002 __________ 2002 __________ PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY HON. KEN KOWALSKI, SPEAKER VOLUME CX Title: 25th Legislature, 2nd Session Journals (2002) SPRING SITTING FEBRUARY 26, 2002 TO MAY 14, 2002 JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA SECOND SESSION TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE Tuesday, February 26, 2002 This being the first Day of the Second Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, for the despatch of business pursuant to a Proclamation of Her Honour the Honourable Lois E. Hole, C.M., Lieutenant Governor, dated the twenty-third day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand two; The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly read the Proclamation as follows: [GREAT SEAL] CANADA LOIS E. HOLE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Lieutenant Governor. ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith PROCLAMATION TO OUR FAITHFUL, the MEMBERS elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Our Province of Alberta and to each and every one of you, GREETING... WHEREAS it is Our will and pleasure by and with the advice and consent of Our Executive Council of Our Province of Alberta to prorogue the First Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of Alberta: Terrence J. Matchett, Q.C., WE DO hereby prorogue, effective Deputy Minister of Justice February 25, 2002, the said Legislature; and and Deputy Attorney General WHEREAS it is deemed expedient for certain causes and considerations to convene the Legislative Assembly of Our Province of Alberta for the Second Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, WE DO WILL that you and each of you, and all others in this behalf interested, on TUESDAY, the 26th day of February, 2002, at the hour of THREE o'clock in the afternoon, at Our City of Edmonton, personally be and appear, for 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002 the despatch of business, to treat, act, do and conclude upon those things which, in the Legislature of Our Province of Alberta, by the Common Council of Our said Province, may, by the favour of God, be ordained. HEREIN FAIL NOT IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS: THE HONOURABLE LOIS E. HOLE, Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of Alberta, in Our City of Edmonton in Our Province of Alberta, this Twenty-third day of January in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two in the Fiftieth Year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: HON. DAVID HANCOCK Provincial Secretary. The Speaker entered the Assembly and took the Chair. After delivering the opening day prayer he invited Mr. Paul Lorieau to lead the Members of the Assembly and guests in singing Canada’s National Anthem. While awaiting the arrival of Her Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band played a tribute in recognition of Her Majesty the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Her Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor entered the Assembly and took her seat on the Throne. Her Honour then read the following Speech from the Throne: Speech From the Throne Fellow Albertans, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Second Session of the 25th Alberta Legislature. It is again an honour to deliver the Speech from the Throne. To begin, I want to take this opportunity to express to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to all members of the royal family the heartfelt condolences of Albertans for the loss of Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Throughout her life Princess Margaret showed a genuine fondness for Canada and Alberta. All Albertans were saddened to hear of her passing and share the sense of loss felt across the Commonwealth. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002 3 While Albertans mourn for Princess Margaret, they are also remembering the late Honourable H.A. “Bud” Olson. His Honour, who passed away earlier this month, served with grace and dignity as Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor from 1996 to 2000. He also served Alberta for many years as a Member of the House of Commons and earned several distinctions throughout his lifetime for his many achievements on behalf of the Province and the nation. To Mr. Olson’s family and to those who knew him, I extend the condolences of all Albertans. In memory of Her Royal Highness and His Honour I ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer and remembrance. (A moment of silence was observed.) Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I also wish to express the great support that Albertans have for the men and women of Canada’s armed forces who are serving in Afghanistan. For thousands of Albertans these soldiers are husbands or wives, sons or daughters, fathers or mothers, friends or neighbours. For all Albertans they are living symbols of courage and high principle. We send them our prayers and our hopes for a safe and speedy return. We also extend our deepest thanks to the families of these men and women. They, too, are contributing to the future safety and security of the nation, and to them we owe the most solemn of debts. Fellow Albertans, 2002 is a notable year. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty Elizabeth II ascending to the Throne of the United Kingdom and Canada and assuming her rightful position as head of the Commonwealth. This is an auspicious anniversary that Albertans recognize with gratitude and love. Her Majesty has been a symbol of peace and stability for half a century. Long may she reign. In honour of Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, the Government of Alberta will introduce legislation this session that will officially commemorate the anniversary. The legislation will establish a new Premier’s citizenship award that will recognize achievements of high school students in the areas of citizenship, community participation, and leadership. Each year, five recipients of the Premier’s citizenship award will be honoured with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal which will be accompanied by a $5,000 award. As well, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee scholarship for the visual and performing arts will be established. These awards and scholarships will together serve as a permanent remembrance of this historic anniversary. As the Golden Jubilee reminds us, 50 years is an impressive length of service. The world has certainly changed over the past half century. That’s definitely true in Alberta. But what has remained constant over the years has been the unique character and record of accomplishment that the people of Alberta have shaped through hard work, concern for each other, and the sharing of common goals for their province. I don’t think there is a prouder person than an Albertan. Whether a citizen’s roots can be traced back for generations in this province or whether that Albertan just moved here from elsewhere, the pride that goes with being an Albertan is immeasurable and irrepressible. This Alberta pride is based on respect, mutual achievement, gratitude for our good fortune, caring for others, and people coming together despite their differences to confront the challenges of the day for the betterment of tomorrow. 4 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002 Nowhere was Alberta pride more evident than at the recently concluded Future Summit. At the summit Albertans were asked to look five, 10, and even 20 years beyond today to imagine what their Alberta of the future could and should look like. Though the detailed results of summit discussions are still being compiled, the general theme of the summit is clear. Summit participants said that Albertans are focussed on the future. They are determined to build an Alberta for their children that is prosperous, caring, secure, and that above all maintains a positive, healthy outlook to meet the challenges it will invariably face. Indeed in 2002, Albertans perceive health and health care to be a top priority. They have told their Government that the health system they have built together must be maintained and that it must not be lost or impaired due to inaction or fleeting comfort with the status quo. Albertans go further than that. When Albertans speak about health, they don’t only mean services provided in hospitals or prescription drugs or ambulance services. They know that people’s health status is affected by their lifestyles, their socioeconomic status, their education, their sense of inner security and external security, their feeling of being part of a larger community, their access to jobs and safe and healthy foods and cultural experiences, and by many other factors that exceed the scope of the conventional health system. Albertans know that people’s health can be improved by events as complex as a redesign of an ambulance system or as simple as a comforting hand to hold during an ambulance trip. Albertans know that health status can be affected by forces as impersonal as monthly labour statistics or gestures as personal as a person hearing the words, “You’re hired.

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